Windshield wiper



March 23, 1954 J. T. OSTERMAN 2,672,760

WINDSHIELD WIPER Filed April 25, 1951 3 Sheets-Sheet l 32 mvcw-rma. I

\ JOSEPH mosTnEmAN J aw ATTOEN EY March 23, 1954 J. T. OSTERMAN 2,672,760

WINDSHIELD WIPER Filed 'April 25 1951 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVE NTQE.

JOSEPH T. OSTEYMAN ATTORNEY- March 23, 1954 J. T. OSTERMAN 2,672,760 WINDSHIELD WIPER Filed April 25, 1951 3 Sheets-Sheet 3 INVENTOE.

JOSEPH 'T'. OSTEIE MAN ATTO'EN EY.

Patented Mar. 23, 1954 UNITED STATES PATENT *OFFICE Joseph T. Osterman, Wilbraiham, Mass, assignor to American Bosch notation, Springfield,

Mass., a corporation of New ork Application April 25, 1951, Serial No. 222,899 '5 Claims. (01. 74-4 8) (2 This invention relates to windshield wiping site ends of motor housing I0, and said bearings apparatus and has particular reference to a new [8 are retained in position by spiders l9 secured and improved apparatus particularly intended to the end walls of said housing ID. for use on such vehicles as buses and trucks The end portion of shaft I! on the side of wherhgvy t appaf-a'tus is necessary armature assembly IS adjacent gear housing i?! An object of the invention is to provide a ew extends into said housing and the end 2! of said and p oved heavy duty, high torque, windendportion 20 is journalled in a bearing 22 in shield wiping apparatus. d g h u g- Another object isto provide such an apparatus Said end portwn a W m ear 23 or 'th' oscillating shaft type which permits the 110 formed thereon and dapted to mesh Withfgear m an-t g- 6f t wipr bladeractuating arm 24 Wi'lieh iS mounted on shaft 25 Whlch 15 301.11- rectly *on the drive shaft without the necessity named beam? 1 of intermed t ljnkages On gear 24 is pivotally mounted crank 27 A other dbject is to provide Windshield adapted to be oscillated uponrotation of gear 24 a 1 1.; and said crank 21 has the rack portion 28 3 3E gig g f is waterproof and ladle adapted to be retained in meshed relation with Ahbfiher object is provide an apparatus of pinion 29 by rack holder 30. Pinion 29 1S posithe type set forth with a new and improved drive if e s Shaft 3' i is adapted t0 We transmission mechanism said'shaftandthereby oscillate wiper arm 32 and other objects and advantages or the invention 20 blade i 35. 3? 1S oscfllatedgm the will be apparent from th following description gear and Consequen mwemen it??? i l i 7 t the. ammpanytng Pin 34 in shaft 3| is adapted to at into a slot imi e m which the'preferred fomlpf the (not shown) in the face of pinion gear '29 and K3 1 been shown by Way of lnustratmn 2s saidgearis retained in operative relation tosaidi I T. i pin 34 by means of coil spring 35', whicharrange- Referring to h I I ment formsfa resilient clutch connection between 9, 7 1 1S longltudmal Partly Sectmn, "gear 29 and shaft 3! Axial cam error the parkof the motor and transmission of the windshield mg mechanism is double sided Cam allowing i i apparatus; 30 parking adjacent either end of the stroke as d 1s P -Y on hne of desired and said cam is frictionally driven by 1P fi ij the @mws? shaft 3| and through follower s1 is adapted to 3 1S sePtlonal Y onlme "separate contacts 33 and 39 by raising spring st- 9 m i of the arrows; a'rmM] which carries contact 38 to thereby stop Fig. 4 1s a sectional v1ew taken on line {1-4 of ,35 operation of the motor andshaft 31 adjacent the Fig. i looking in the direction of the arrows; end of the Wiping stroke.

5 fi yf idf l YEWj KQ QB line of fitop pindl is securedtothe wall of gearhous- P m the fii??? of the arrows; ing 1 land isadapted to be engaged by the roppo- Fig.6 is a fragmentary sect onal view takenon Site tears projections 2 and 3 on yoke'memt- 1 3 55 1 Fig-'gflookingr inthe direcfion'bf the 40 ber "44 which is carried by U-shaped bearing rqw se i. I member 45 which-is journalled on shaft 31.

Flgi Tisfieectmnal VleW takenon 11m? *l Rack holder 3i! isalso carried bysaid bearing F 6, ki the direction of the arrowsmember 45 and said rack holder 30 and yoke Referring more particularly to th drawin member 44 are spring loaded relative to each wherein similar reference characters designate .5 other by spring 45 which is positioned therebec rr sp d p t t u h u h pparatus tween whereby said rack holder and yoke mem- ShOWn embodying the invention c mp s s a ber are angularly adjustable relative to each motor housing I0 and a gear housing H adapted other with the adjustment being automatically to be retained in assembled relation by studs 12 achieved by the wiper mechanism upon its first and nuts I3, as shown in Fig. 3. I to cycle of operation whereby said yoke and rack Within motor housing I0 is secured the field holder are angularly adjusted. coil assemblies !4 by screws 15, and also in said The rack holder 30 and yoke 44 are spring motor housing I0 is provided armature assembly loaded to a degree less than the operating torque IS on shaft 11, the ends of which are journalled of the wiper but greater than the frictional drag in self-centering bearings I8 adjacent the oppoon the rack holder or guide due to the separating 3 force between the rack and pinion, that is, the rack holder or guide and the yoke member are locked in adjusted position by a force exceeding any force that may be caused by the frictional drag of the guide bearing. i

The rack guide 30 can pivot only through a predetermined angle which is limited by the engagement of stop pin 4i and the projections 42 and 43 on yoke member 44 and rack guide 30 and yoke member 44 are frictionally retained in engagement and are automatically adjusted relative to each other for the particular apparatus by the reciprocation of rack 23 in rack guide 30. This arrangement provides the exact setting for the particular set of parts and compensates for any variations in the parts and the assembly thereof. 1

In Figs. 6 and '7 are shown the terminal 52 for the armature lead, the terminal 53 for the field coil lead and the terminal 54 for the parking mechanism lead.

In Fig. 4 is shown the brush holders 48 for brushes dd, and also the condenser 50.

While the mechanism has been shown adapted to directly drive the shaft for driving wiper arm and blade, it could be arranged to operate said shaft through a linkage arrangement connecting the driving gear and the Wiper shaft.

For radio shielding the apparatus, the electrical leads should be enclosed in a shielded cable attached to electrical connector i.

From the foregoing it will be seen that I have provided simple and efficient means for obtaining all of the objects and advantages of the invention.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. In a device of the character described, a motor, a gear adapted to be driven by said motor, a rack pivotally connected to said gear, a drive shaft, a gear on said drive shaft and driven by said rack, a rack holder on said drive shaft adapted to retain said rack and gear on said drive shaft in engagement, a stop member, and a yoke member on'said drive shaft adapted to engage said stop member and thereby limit the angular movement of said rack holder, said rack holder and said yoke member on said drive shaft being pivotally mounted and adjustable relative to each other and locking means for locking said rack holder and said yoke member in adjusted position relative to each other.

2. In a device of the character described a motor, a gear adapted to be driven by said motor, a rack pivotally connected to said gear, a drive shaft, a gear on said drive shaft and driven by said rack, a rack holder pivotally mounted on said drive shaft adapted to retain said rack and gear on said drive shaft in engagement, a stop membenand a yoke member pivotally mounted on said drive shaft adapted to engage said step member and thereby limit the angular movement of said rack holder, said rack holder and said yoke member on said drive shaft being adjustable relative to each other, and a spring between said rack holder and said yoke member for allowing relative adjustment therebetween and retaining thereof in said adjusted relation.

3. In a device of the character described, a motor, a gear adapted to be driven by said motor, a rack pivotally connected to said gear, a drive shaft, a gear on said drive shaft and driven by said rack, a rack holder on said drive shaft adapted to retain said rack and gear on said drive shaft in engagement, a stop member, and a yoke member pivotally mounted on said drive shaft adapted to engage said stop member and thereby limit the angular movement of said rack holder, said rack holder and said yoke member on said drive shaft being adjustable relative to each other, said rack holder and said yoke member being spring loaded relative to each other.

4. In a device of the character described, a motor, a gear adapted to be driven by said motor, a rack pivotally connected to said gear, a drive shaft, a gear on said drive shaft and driven by said rack, a rack holder on said drive shaft and adapted to retain said rack and said gear on said drive shaft in engagement, a stop member, and a yoke member pivotally mounted on said drive shaft adapted to engage said stop member and thereby limit the angular movement of said rack holder, said rack holder and said yoke member on said drive shaft being adjustable relative to each other, said rack holder and said yoke member being spring loaded relative to each other to a degree less than the operating torque of said shaft but greater than the frictional drag on the rack holder due to the separating force between the rack and gear.

5. In a device of the character described, a motor, a gear adapted to be driven by said motor, a rack pivotally connected to said gear, a drive shaft, a gear on said drive shaft and driven by said rack, a rack holder pivotally mounted on said drive shaft and adapted to retain said rack and said gear on said drive shaft in engagement, a stop member, and a yoke member pivotally mounted on said drive shaft adapted to engage said stop member and thereby limit the angular movement of said rack holder, said rack holder and said yoke member on said drive shaft being adjustable relative to each other, and locking means for locking said rack holder and said yoke member in adjusted position relative to each other by a force exceeding any force due to frictional drag of the guide bearing.

JOSEPH T. OSTERMAN.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Zaiger July 3, 1951 

